Liam Norwell, a strapping 20-year-old seam bowler from Bournemouth, took his
second five-wicket haul in ten days following his six-for against
Leicestershire in the Clydesdale Bank 40. Despite half-centuries from the
current and former captains, Andrew Hall and David Sales, Northamptonshire
never threatened to get anywhere near their target of 432.

Northamptonshire, whose season fizzled out, are resigned to losing their
England Lions pace bowler Jack Brooks who has a clause in his contract
allowing him to leave if the county failed to gain promotion. A number